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UNLV Urban Sustainability Initiative (USI) Mission To reach out and collaborate with faculty, students, community groups, and national/international leaders in finding solutions for the quality of life challenges confronting the Las Vegas metropolitan area, Nevada, the Southwest, the nation, and world.

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Research Efforts $99 million in clean energy research over last 10 years Interdisciplinary Research Teams Water Resources Transportation Health and Built Environment

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Campus Facts $1.83 million dollars in energy savings in 2008 $11 million dollars saved in utility costs since 2001 697 tons of material recycled in 2009 UNLV now diverts more of its waste stream than it landfills! 212,402 ft 2 of turf removed in 2009 25% of the UNLV Foundation investment portfolio indexed on Dow Jones Sustainability Index